The art of puppet is a major one which relies on a long history and a promising future. Presents in almost all cultures of the world, the arts ou puppets allow us to speak a universal language, to wich all can access, whatever its social standing and its original country.

Thanks to the plurality of techniques they use, those disciplines which they are inspired from and themes that they approached, the arts of the puppet are not limited to places of traditional spectacle, they spread the whole of the society.

The AVIAMA aims to promote and suport the arts of the puppet. In doing so, cities and local governments which are members wish that the arts of the puppets serve as means in the development of their territory and participate in the lighting up of their population.

The role of cities and their political leaders are essential : their support to the creation, the distribution, the training and the preservation of heritage is essential to the promotion and development of the arts of the puppet.

This direct or indirect support to the artists, associations, festivals and to facilities often take a significant part of their action in the cultural field.

The AVIAMA aims to bring together those cities around their common support to this very special artistic expression, so they can share their experiences, find resources and unite for a better recognition of this always blooming art.

The mission of the members of the AVIAMA is also to help the arts of the puppet to deep setting in their territory, so they can play their full social role and actually contribute to heir cities influence.

Because the puppet, thanks to its specificities, can provide answers relating to image, economic development and tourism, culture, educational projects or social integration. Its international character, its multi disciplnes components, its popular, as well as very demanding, nature can provide solutions adapted to publc policies to local development.

Thus, gathered together within the AVIAMA, cities friends of the puppet know that the puppet is also their friend.